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> [I think what happened in the last 10 or 15 years in the art market is that all the players - and that includes artists, dealers, art advisors, everyone - basically became dealers. We've had old-school collectors morph into speculators,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/i-think-what-happened-in-the-last-10-or-15-years-in-the-art-market-is/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

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## More by Diego Cortez

> [I've always been leery of comical artists because I think oftentimes they're hiding the fact that they're not that talented. For example, with Martin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/i-ve-always-been-leery-of-comical-artists-because-i-think-oftentimes/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [I would say that most serious artists have a pretty complete idea of what they're going to do before they do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/i-would-say-that-most-serious-artists-have-a-pretty-complete-idea-of/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [Even after seeing so much bad art in the last few years, it still seems possible that one can be led to the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/even-after-seeing-so-much-bad-art-in-the-last-few-years-it-still/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [The great achievement of Zen Buddhism, and all of its cultural expressions in painting or the tea ceremony or rock gardens, is a rejection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/the-great-achievement-of-zen-buddhism-and-all-of-its-cultural/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [I've always hated the word spirituality, but now I accept the word, and I think it's a useful term. It just means so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/i-ve-always-hated-the-word-spirituality-but-now-i-accept-the-word-and/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [Museums have traditionally been places that protect the art object. But in the last 40 years, a new type of museum has emerged -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/museums-have-traditionally-been-places-that-protect-the-art-object/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [The church was always very adept at incorporating all the different artistic disciplines. What we call the church is actually an assemblage of different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/the-church-was-always-very-adept-at-incorporating-all-the-different/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [Our recent pop-music icons, even the most radical ones, like Björk or Caetano Veloso, often have to present themselves as happy and make positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/our-recent-pop-music-icons-even-the-most-radical-ones-like-bj-rk-or/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

> [I think what happened in the last 10 or 15 years in the art market is that all the players - and that includes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-cortez/i-think-what-happened-in-the-last-10-or-15-years-in-the-art-market-is/)

[Diego Cortez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-cortez/)

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